Shifting Gears: A Nurse’s Unexpected Career Shift to Farming

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 11:24

The life of Mr. Agustin Pudadera III, LSA Cooperator of Nenita Farm Rice-Based Farm in Banga, South Cotabato is a testament that, sometimes, the most unexpected career shift can lead to immense success.

Who would ever imagine that a pandemic would completely change a person’s life and direction?

For a decade, Agustin A. Pudadera III, 44, was employed as a private nurse in Bacolod City. He pursued this career after initially studying maritime. Like many, he dreamt of working abroad, inspired by the demand for healthcare workers in the United States.

But life had other plans as Agustin

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Roots of Passion: The Transformational Journey of a Cotabateño Young Farmer

Thu, 09/05/2024 - 11:02

Rommel Española is a young-farmer from Cotabato Province who started from being 4-H Club member, young farmer-leader intern in Japan and now a Learning Site for Agriculture Cooperator of Española Integrated Farm

“If you quit, you’ll never see your dreams come to life.”

This is how Rommel Española, a young farmer from Cotabato Province, realized as he stood barefoot in the fields of his family’s farm.

At the age of 13, he began farming on his family’s 1.7-hectare farm in Pinamaton, Matalam, Cotabato. Though he left high school to focus on farming, his journey was far from straightforward. He faced

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